The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech has just released two Atom-based Fanless Box PCs, UNO-2173A and UNO-2173AF. UNO-2173A and UNO-2173AF are equipped with Atom 1.6GHz CPUs, Gigabit Ethernet ports, rich I/Os, 1 x Mini-PCIe socket for WLAN and 3G solutions and Moblin (Mobile Linux) support. These models are also compatible with Windows 7, have passed Energy Star certification, include IP40 anti-dust protection and feature a wide operating temperature (-20 ~ 70° C), providing high performancewith low power consumption.
UNO-2173A features single-side I/O, 1 x onboard DDR2 SDRAM, 1 x Gigabit Ethernet port, 1 x VGA, 2 x RS-232, 2 x USB ports, 1 x internal printer port, 1 x CompactFlash slot and 1 x built-in 2.5” SATA HDD/SDD bracket for storage. The UNO-2173AF has dual side I/Os including allof the ports of the UNO-2173A, but also incorporating an LVDS port (low-voltage differential signaling), a backlight control port, 5.1 channel HD audio, an additional RS-422/485 port, three additional USB ports and 1 x internal USB pin head.
In our efforts to provide more Green Automation solutions, Advantech not only provides energy efficient AC/DC power units; but more importantly, also power saving features such asincreased DC/DC power conversion efficiency and reduced standby power consumption. Furthermore, UNO-2713A and UNO-2713AF provide various operating efficiency modes like: off, sleep and idle. Users can experience up to 50% reduced energy consumption through these devices.
Benefited by Advantech's strong driver support, customers can easily develop applications on Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Linux or Embedded OS such as Windows XP Embedded and Embedded Linux. And as with the UNO-2182, UNO-3272 and UNO-3282, the UNO-2173A and UNO-2173AF have been tested and approved for use with the new Windows 7 OS.
UNO-2173A features a compact size and single-side I/O for space-limited applications while UNO-2173AF adds multi-media functions with high definition 5.1 audio and video (LVDS) for special industrial applications, both are suitable for manufacturing executing systems, in-vehicle management, industrial thin client applications and facility automation. UNO-2173A and UNO-2173AF are cost-effective low power consuming Fanless Box PCs for industrial automation applications. For further information, please contact Advantech or your Advantech authorized dealer.